I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 321 - 243: Sudden Upheaval

The night was deep and dark.

Rong Shuo sat blankly on the bed, Rong Heng’s words still echoing in his mind.

"——If you want to return to the capital, then do so quickly. Perhaps you can see Consort Jia one last time."

One last time.

The image of Consort Jia’s smile and voice appeared before Rong Shuo’s eyes.

The last time he returned to the capital, he had only seen his mother when paying respects to the Empress Dowager.

It seemed that as one grows up, the face of one’s mother becomes blurred, as if time has frozen, and she remains young. But when one turns back, one discovers she has aged, her beauty faded.

Rong Shuo clenched the letter tightly in his hand. After some time, a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his lips.

Then, Rong Shuo unfolded the letter from Consort Jia. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

That night, Prince Rui of Yan Country did not sleep a wink, reading his mother’s letter word by word, over and over again, until dawn.

That night, in the Wei Army camp surrounding Yinzhou City, news from Bian arrived.

"Great General, urgent news from Bian!" the messenger panted heavily.

Wei Junzhuo took a small sip of Longjing tea and said, "Speak."

"The Emperor took the Empress Wen out of the palace under the pretense of treating his old illnesses at the hot springs. Who knew the Crown Prince Yuan Lang would secretly return to Bian, colluding with the Guard Army in the palace to take the Emperor and Empress away.

Now, Yuan Lang has been appointed as Prince Lin’an by the Emperor and is already in the secondary capital Lin’an... acting as Regent."

Wei Junzhuo’s hand paused as he was drinking tea.

He looked at the injured and exhausted messenger, but said nothing, calmly placing down the teacup.

"Great General, please calm your anger——"

"The Guard Army involved has been dealt with by Princess Consort Jin; it was truly a lapse on our part. We thought we had completely eradicated Yuan Lang’s influence in Bian. Unexpectedly, he had secretly contacted a group of Wen Family bastards..."

The air around Wei Junzhuo grew markedly colder.

After a long while, he said calmly:

"I considered that neither Yuan Lang nor His Majesty would play this honestly, and I also thought they might stir up some trouble when the Young Prince was born, but never did I expect Yuan Lang to take the Emperor out."

The multitude of generals in the tent, upon hearing Wei Junzhuo’s words, knelt down one by one.

"It was our negligence; we plead for the Great General’s mercy."

"There are still members of the Yuan Imperial Family, civil and military officials in Bian; Prince Lin’an’s regime is ultimately false, Great General need not worry."

"Great General, why not send the Guard Army to attack Lin’an and have Prince Lin’an return the Emperor?"

Wei Junzhuo did not look at the generals kneeling on the ground, continuing to say:

"I was so eager to have archers shoot notes into Yinzhou City to shake the Yan people’s morale and call for an early decisive battle... it’s just a pity that Prince Rui is already awake and well, time does not wait for me, so let’s forget it."

At that moment, another messenger rushed in from outside:

"Great General, an oral decree from Princess Consort Jin!"

Wei Junzhuo hesitated for a moment, then immediately knelt down.

"Princess Consort Jin says, the Young Prince in the palace is about to be born, Prince Lin’an is rampant, bribing and coercing ministers, attempting to divide territories, his means are endless, orders the Great General to immediately return to Bian, to stabilize the court, and to reassure the military!"

Wei Junzhuo sighed, stood up, and gazed in the direction of Yinzhou.

"I, obey the orders."

"Great General, if you return to Bian, what about Yinzhou here? Now that Prince Rui is awake, our siege has been going on for a long time, and our momentum is not as it once was..."

Wei Junzhuo said: "Lu Jian will bring reinforcements in a few days, tell him, if Prince Rui is still alive, withdraw from the siege after two days; attacking the city is already a futile effort."

"After spending so much time, are we just going to withdraw?"

"Are you questioning this General’s orders?"

"I dare not!"

Wei Junzhuo squinted his eyes, his voice cold and indifferent:

"If Prince Rui were dead, then a confrontation could be attempted, but be wary of those five thousand Pingnan Army."

"Yes——it’s just, I don’t understand, didn’t Prince Rui just wake up, how could he die?"

Wei Junzhuo said meaningfully:

"That depends on how those Yan people think."

That very night, Wei Junzhuo led a group of light cavalry and silently left the Wei military camp.

At dawn, Rong Heng, acting as a doctor, entered Rong Shuo’s tent.

Rong Shuo, who had not slept all night, looked pale, with a hint of suppressed pain in his eyes.

"The way you are now, appearing before everyone, do you want to stabilize the military’s morale, or shake it?" Rong Heng handed Rong Shuo a bowl of medicine, his voice indifferent.

Rong Shuo lifted his head, his voice hoarse: "I, thought about it all night."

Rong Heng’s gaze grew colder, even showing a hint of frustration: "It seems, you know the Empress Dowager hurt Consort Jia, and you know that if you return to the capital, the Empress Dowager will surely be against you, and yet you still want to return to the capital just to die."

Rong Shuo said in a low voice: "At least, His Majesty saved my mother consort."

Rong Heng shook his head: "That is to keep you tied to his service! If you return to the capital now, without military power, he will not care for your survival, and the Empress Dowager will certainly strike at you. Rong Shuo, aren’t you rushing to your death?"

"I only want to return to the capital, to see my mother consort one last time. As for the Empress Dowager, I will use the King’s Seal to ask the Emperor for an investigation, to bring justice for my mother consort." Rong Shuo said weakly.

"Stubborn fool." Rong Heng cursed through his teeth.

Rong Shuo picked up the medicine on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

He propped himself up, looking at Rong Heng, a forced smile at the corner of his lips: "Wu, your skills in medicine are good, it’s just that your medicine is a bit bitter."

"Why not just let it kill you."

Rong Heng took a deep breath, suppressing his inner anger, turned and left.

"I will arrange for someone to escort you safely back to the capital."

"Thank you, Wu," Rong Shuo’s smile deepened, "Wait, Wu, who will you send? I thought you had no influence, but it seems you hide quite well."

Rong Heng snorted coldly, speechless.

Finally, the sky was brightly lit.

Atop the city walls of Yinzhou, soldiers and civilians were gathered, and today, the Wei army had not attacked, and with Prince Rui awake, morale in the city was high.

"The Prince is here!"

"Greetings, Prince!"

"And the Young Master is also here."

With several exclamations, Rong Shuo, dressed in a Python Robe, appeared in front of everyone.

He wore a sword at his waist, a golden jade crown on his head, his expression valiant and solemn, his tall figure as always inspiring awe and reassurance.

Gu Lan stood to his left, clad in Silver Armor, a Suanni Belt around his waist, under his crossed-collar a dark-colored inner garment, a vermilion cloud-patterned hairband setting off his bright brows and eyes, his posture proud, like the dawn breaking.

Rong Shuo surveyed the surroundings and said aloud:

"I am unharmed, thanks to the heir of Duke Dingyuan, Gu Lan, who led troops to my rescue from afar, and during these days, were it not for her and the Fifth Prince, Yinzhou would have long since fallen. Henceforth, in the army, seeing Gu Lan is as seeing me! Disobey her orders, and you disobey mine!"

Previously, Rong Shuo had given orders to the military generals from his sickbed to have Gu Lan control military affairs.

Now, publicly announcing it before the army was an official statement to everyone that Gu Lan was his personally chosen successor. As for the original young prince...since the Prince himself said nothing, they could only comply.

"This humble servant obeys the Prince’s command!" Tang Zhan was the first to kneel.

"I, will pledge my loyalty to the Prince and Young Master Gu!"

"I, comply!"

The Southern Border army, immensely loyal to Prince Rui, all knelt, complying with the command.

In Rong Shuo’s heart, he finally felt at peace, handing military power to Gu Lan. He would then ask Rong Jing to ennoble Rong Heng as a prince, and Rong Jing, in order to balance the Gu Family, would surely agree.

At long last, Wu would have his own support and no longer be bullied by others.

He lifted his head, facing the radiant sunrise, and said softly,

Father, I have protected my brothers well.

Just then, amidst the kneeling crowd, a group of archers suddenly stood up, drew their bows, and shot arrows at Rong Shuo!